TO REPLACE OTTAWA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 20 April 1934, Page 5

TO REPLAC E OTTAWA

NEW MEAT AGREEMENTS LONDON JOURNAL'S STATEMENT (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, 19th April... . The “Morning Post” understands that .the Government will shortly .open negotiations with the dominions for ne\\ r meat agreements to replace Ottawa, with a parallel reduction of imports from tile Argentine. (Received 20th April, 9.80 a.in.) LONDON, 19th April. The “Guardian” understands that negotiations are shortly being opened with the dominions in respect to meat. The Government hopes that the donn inions will agree to a percentage res-, trietion commensurate with supplies at present entering Britain, , If, the negotiations are successful the Argentine will'be approached for a pro -rata increase in the restriction .of meat im: ports. • . " . ’

“SHAM AND A FRAUD” BRITAIN’S, ATTITUDE CRITICISED ' * (Received 20th April, nodn.) LONDON, 19th -April, ' - “The Guardian” commenting oil'the . TC New Zealand White Paper-asks: ■‘‘•ls it "■•.•<■ ■ qjny wonder that New Zealand, tile most devoted of the domiriions,-should »-"">• smart under the rebuff and .regard Ot-„. tawa as a sliain and a fraud? Britain *■>'■■•••> took two months to devise a formula... I for the rejection of New Zealand’s offer " with a jumble of Elliotian phrases. ‘- L When New Zealand tried again she:Wjis •" put off with a still more cloudy-and •.... more evasive answer, about which theonly certain thing was that Empire trade must be more restricted and. not . freed It is not strange that Australia, - < also?threatened by Mr Elliot (Minister:. .... of Agriculture), should bo stiffening her- . self against further concessions in the tariff on British goods?” Mr Thomas, ; (Dominions Secretary) might as well be 1 frank about it. Previously he has been merely misleading. --Y '

FOREIGN BEEF IMPORTS - ’ DECREASE LAST QUARTER LARGER EMPIRE SUPPLIES (Received 20th April, 12.50 a.m.) 1 LONDON, 19th April.. . In the House of Commons, Dr. E. L. Burghin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, replying to Mr Williams, said imports of foreign beef in March and in the quarter ended..,. March were lower by 7 jper cent, and 2per cent, respectively than in 1932-33, but imports from all sources were 3 and 7 per cent, higher respectively. This. , was largely attributable to larger supplies from Empire countries.